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		shaicoleman on Nov 2, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google users locked out after 15 years' use It's not disabled, it just doesn't get new software updates.

wegs on Nov 3, 2020 [–]

It's not disabled, but if you keep using it, but you get a scary warning from Google. If you do keep using it, it will be 0w3nd, and your data will be held ransom for bitcoin.

I guess it beats Android, where the same happens, only without the warning.

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